Coronation of King George V and Mary

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The coronation of George V and his wife Mary as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and as Emperor and Empress of India, took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911.

The Procession

The first of three processions left Buckingham Palace at 9:30 am. It consisted of representatives of foreign royal families and governments, carried in fourteen carriages.

The second procession had five state landaus for members of the British royal family; the fifth contained the King and Queen's children, the Prince of Wales, Princess Mary and the young
Princes Albert, Henry and George. 

The third procession brought the officers of state in a further four carriages and the twenty-fifth and final carriage, the Gold State Coach carrying the King and Queen. They were surrounded by equerries, aides-de-camp and the commanders of the armed forces mounted on horseback, all escorted by Yeomen of the Guard, colonial and Indian cavalry and the Royal Horse Guards



The Service

The order of service was prepared by Claude Jenkins, the Lambeth Palace librarian, an eccentric character who was an antiquarian and patristic scholar. He was supervised by Armitage Robinson, the
Dean of Westminster, who insisted that innovation be balanced by tradition. 

In fact, there was little change from the 1902 coronation, or at least that which had been intended, since the service had been shortened because of Edward's poor health. Randall Davidson, who as the Bishop of Winchester, had largely compiled the 1902 coronation service, was now Archbishop of Canterbury.
Davidson sought the advice of Frank Edward Brightman, a liturgist  from Magdalen College, Oxford. The main changes were to the words spoken at the actual crowning, which replaced those first used at the coronation of James II with a translation of the simpler medieval form, and the coronation sermon, which had been omitted in 1902, was reintroduced for the last time, but in a shorter form. The service was conducted by Davidson, including the crowning of the queen, which in 1902 had been delegated to the Archbishop of York.


After he crowned King George V, the Archbishop of Canterbury placed Queen Mary’s coronation crown on her head. This illustration of the moment was sketched by Fortunino Matania, the Italian artist
who worked exclusively for The Sphere at the time.


It is already known that Queen Camilla will use the crown of Queen Mary for her coronation on May 6th. 2023. This is the crown of Queen Mary:

The royal couple after the coronation:

👉 Check their impressive guest list 

Guests

British Royal Family

* The Prince of Wales, the King and Queen's son

The Prince of Wales with his sister 1911

* Prince Albert, the King and Queen's son

* Princess Mary, the King and Queen's daughter

* Prince Henry, the King and Queen's son

* Prince George, the King and Queen's son

* The Princess Royal and The Duke of Fife, the King's sister and brother-in-law

* Princess Alexandra, the King's niece

* Princess Maud, the King's niece

* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Cobur and Gotha (Duchess of Edinburgh), the King's paternal aunt by marriage

* Kingdom of Romania The Crown Princess and Crown Prince of Romania, the King's first cousin and the King's third cousin (representing the King of the Romanians)

* Princess and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's paternal aunt and uncle

* Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's first cousin

* Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's first cousin

* Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's first cousin

* Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and The Duke of Argyll, the King's paternal aunt and uncle

* The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, the King's paternal uncle and aunt

* Sweden The Crown Princess and Crown Prince of Sweden, the King's first cousin and the Queen's third cousin (representing the King of Sweden)

* Prince Arthur of Connaught, the King's first cousin

* Princess Patricia of Connaught, the King's first cousin

* The Dowager Duchess of Albany, the King's paternal
aunt by marriage

* Princess and Prince Alexander of Teck, the King's first cousin and the Queen's brother

* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Duke and Duchess of Albany), the King's first cousin and the King's second cousin

* Princess Henry of Battenberg, the King's paternal aunt

* Prince Alexander of Battenberg, the King's first cousin

* Prince Leopold of Battenberg, the King's first cousin

Prince Maurice of Battenberg, the King's first cousin

* Princess and Prince Louis of Battenberg, the King's first cousin and her husband

* Princess Louise of Battenberg, the King's first cousin once removed

* Prince George of Battenberg, the King's first cousin once removed

* The Duke and Duchess of Teck, the Queen's brother and sister-in-law

* Prince George of Teck, the Queen's nephew

* Princess Mary of Teck, the Queen's niece

* Princess Helena of Teck, the Queen's niece

* Princess Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, widow of the King's half-first cousin once removed

* Countess Feodora Gleichen, the King's half-second cousin

* Count Edward Gleichen, the King's half-second cousin

* Countess Valda Machel, the King's half-second cousin

* Countess Helena Gleichen, the King's half-second cousin

* The Earl of Munster, the King's third cousin

* Lt. Col. Charles FitzClarence, the King's third cousin


Foreign royals

* German Empire The German Crown Prince and Crown Princess, the King's first cousin once removed and his wife (representing the German Emperor)

* Saxe-Meiningen The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, the King's first cousin (representing the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen)

* Kingdom of Prussia Prince Henry of Prussia, the King's first cousin

* The Hereditary Princess and Prince of Hesse, the King's first cousin and her husband

* Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, the King's first cousin and his wife

* Denmark The Crown Prince of Denmark, the King's first cousin (representing the King of Denmark)

* Kingdom of Greece The Duke and Duchess of Sparta, the King's first cousins, (representing the King of the Hellenes)

* Kingdom of Greece Prince George of Greece and Denmark, the King's double first cousin once removed

* Kingdom of Greece Prince and Princess George of Greece and Denmark, the King's first cousin and his wife

* Grand Duchy of Baden Princess and Prince Maximilian of Baden, the King's first cousin and her husband (representing the Grand Duke of Baden)

* The Hereditary Prince of Hanover, the King's first cousin

* Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Grand Duchess and Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the King's first cousin and her husband

* Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover and Cumberland, the King's first cousin

* Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's first cousin

* Kingdom of Montenegro The Crown Princess and Crown Prince of Montenegro, the Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband (representing the King of Montenegro)

* Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Queen's first cousin once removed

* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the King's second cousin once removed

* Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Leopold Clement of   Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the King's third cousin

* The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, the King's third cousin

* Kingdom of Bulgaria The Prince of Tarnovo, the King's third cousin (representing the Tsar of Bulgaria)

* Kingdom of Württemberg Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, the King's third cousin (representing the King of Württemberg)

* Ottoman Empire The Crown Prince of the Ottoman Empire (representing the Ottoman Sultan)

* Austria-Hungary Archduke Karl of Austria  (representing the Austrian Emperor)

* Kingdom of Italy The Duke and Duchess of Aosta (representing the King of Italy)

* Russian Empire Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia (representing the Tsar of Russia)

* Spain Infante Ferdinand of Spain (representing the King of Spain)

* Empire of Japan Prince and Princess Higashifushimi of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan)

* Kingdom of Serbia The Crown Prince of Serbia (representing the King of Serbia)

* Thailand Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath of Siam (representing the King of Siam)

* Bavaria Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (representing the Prince Regent of Bavaria)

* Saxony Prince and Princess Johann Georg of Saxony (representing the King of Saxony)

* Netherlands The Prince of the Netherlands (representing the Queen of the Netherlands)

* Qing dynasty Prince Zaizhen of China (representing the Emperor of China)

* Ethiopia Prince Kassa Haile Darge of Ethiopia (representing the Emperor of Ethiopia)

* Khedivate of Egypt Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik of Egypt (representing the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan)

* Monaco The Hereditary Prince of Monaco (representing the Prince of Monaco)

* Madho Rao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior 

 * Pratap Singh, Maharaja of Idar

 * Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner




Princess Mary of Teck, who became Queen


More about Princess Mary of Teck on this link






Source pictures: Wikipedia

Location: Londen, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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